Display device, display control method, and display system

Abstract

A projector includes a communication unit or a recording/reproducing unit which obtains content and a controller which displays content in accordance with a first reproduction condition so that an image of quality the same as quality of an image displayed by another projector which displays the content at the same timing is viewed when the communication unit or the recording/reproducing unit obtains content to be displayed by a plurality of projectors and which displays content in accordance with a second reproduction condition which is different from the first reproduction condition when the communication unit or the recording/reproducing unit obtains content to be displayed by the projector.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display device comprising:
 a content obtaining unit configured to obtain content; and   a display controller configured to display, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices, the content in a display unit in accordance with a first reproduction condition so that an image of quality the same as quality of an image displayed by another display device which displays the content at the same timing is viewed, and to display, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a di play device, the content in the display unit in accordance with a second reproduction condition which is different from the first reproduction condition.   
     
     
         2 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controller displays, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices, the content in a first frame rate corresponding to the first reproduction condition in the display unit, and displays, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a display device, the content in a second frame rate corresponding to the second reproduction condition in the display unit. 
     
     
         3 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein the display controller uses, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices and when a maximum frame rate usable when the other display device displays the content is lower than a maximum frame rate usable when the display device displays the content, the maximum frame rate usable by the other display device as the first frame rate. 
     
     
         4 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein the display controller uses, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a display device, maximum frame rate usable when the display device displays the content as the second frame rate. 
     
     
         5 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controller displays, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices, the content in first image quality corresponding to the first reproduction condition in the display unit, and displays, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed in a display device, the content in second image quality corresponding to the second reproduction condition in the display unit. 
     
     
         6 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage unit configured to store the first reproduction condition to be used by the display controller when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices and the second reproduction condition to be used by the display controller when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a display device.   
     
     
         7 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input reception unit configured to receive input of setting values corresponding to the first reproduction condition.   
     
     
         8 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a captured image obtaining unit configured to obtain a captured image of a screen in which the other display device displays the content,   wherein the display controller determines the first reproduction condition based on the captured image.   
     
     
         9 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication unit configured to receive status information associated with a status of the other display device from the other display device,   wherein the display controller displays the content in the display unit in accordance with the status information received by the communication unit when the content is displayed in the display unit in accordance with the first reproduction condition.   
     
     
         10 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controller determines whether the content is an image to be displayed in a plurality of display devices or an image to be displayed in a display device in accordance with information associated with the content. 
     
     
         11 . The display device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the content obtaining unit obtains a plurality of content, and   the display controller displays the content selected from among the plurality of content in the display unit in accordance with a predetermined schedule for displaying the plurality of content in the display unit.   
     
     
         12 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controller performs time synchronization with the other display device before displaying the content in the display snit in accordance with the first reproduction condition. 
     
     
         13 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controller transmits an instruction for displaying the content to the other display device before the content is displayed in the display unit and displays the content in the display unit when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the instruction is transmitted. 
     
     
         14 . The display device according to  claim 13 , wherein the display controller displays the content in the display unit when the content has been decoded and when a notification indicating that the content has been decoded is received from the other display device which has received the instruction. 
     
     
         15 . A display control method comprising:
 obtaining content; and   displaying, when the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices is obtained, the content in a display unit in accordance with a first reproduction condition so that an image of quality the same as quality of an image di played by another display device which displays the content at the same timing is viewed, and displaying, when the content to be displayed by a display device is obtained, the content in the display unit in accordance with a second reproduction condition which is different from the first reproduction condition.   
     
     
         16 . A display system comprising:
 a first display device; and   a second display device which communicates with the first display device,   wherein the first display device includes:   a content obtaining unit configured to obtain content, and   a display controller configured to display, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a plurality of display devices, the content in a display unit in accordance with a first reproduction condition so that an image of quality the same as quality of an image displayed by another display device which displays the content at the same timing is viewed, and to display, when the content obtaining unit obtains the content to be displayed by a display device, the content in the display unit in accordance with a second reproduction condition which is different from the first reproduction condition.